Welcome to Dunken ...So far, we found very little information about Dunken. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1> We've added Dunken to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Dunken, please Contact Us. Dunken would have been located within present day Chaves County<2>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Dunken, you might consider that their post office opened in 1908. While the community is gone, the present day location for Dunken is 5,450 feet [1,661 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Dunken is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level. Time Zone: The area where Dunken was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time The Area Code where Dunken was located: 575 Communities near Dunken ...We have created a list of 6 communities that are near Dunken.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Dunken. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dunken. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Dunken. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dunken. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Dunken. See our Newspapers Page for Dunken. Adding Dunken to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Dunken in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Dunken was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5> For more details, see References and Mentions for Dunken. Footnotes ...
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